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Tarawa-Makin

DEFINITIONS OF: Tarawa-Makin

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n battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

Synonyms:
Makin, Tarawa
Example of:
amphibious assault
an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
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